At approximately 10:30am crews were dispatched on a Hazardous Materials incident off of Nelson Rd.
A chemical truck carrying Hydrochloric Acid was emptying product into a tank at Brenntag a chemical distributor.
While emptying product into an onsite tank an incident occurred causing approximately 45000 lbs. of product to be released onto the lot.
The Fort Wayne Fire Department Haz-mat team was requested by fire command to assist along with ERS (Environmental Remediation Services) by Brenntag. Crews were able to isolate the product within a mile of the incident.
ERS is currently working with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management to ensure the product that has been isolated is disposed of appropriately.
Crews assisting were:
New Haven Adams Township Fire and EMS
New Haven Police Department
Fort Wayne, FD Haz-mat team
Fort Wayne Police Dept.
Dekalb County Sherriff’s Department
New Haven City Utilities
Fort Wayne City Utilities
Southwest Fire
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Standby Crews Woodburn Fire Arcola Fire Hoagland Fire Monroeville Fire
